Tellings by Rochelle Ratner

“Tellings” by Rochelle Ratner, directed by Richard Spiegel, and performed by Barbara Fisher, was presented by the New York Poetry Festival at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th Street, on Monday, April 6...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 313

The Scribbler 1978

The Scribbler was an informal publication of the Poetry Festival at St. Clement's, 423 West 46th Street, in Manhattan (Hell's Kitchen neighborhood), New York City. The Scribbler publicized coming e...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 34

American Poets: A performance by Sunday Brunch ...

"An Evening of Mostly New York Poets" was a Dramatic Poetry Performance by the Sunday Brunch Company at St. Clement's Church in the downstairs theater. The Sunday Brunch Company presented at least ...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 22

Eliot Among The Nightingales

Sunday Brunch Company performed poetry in New York City beginning in 1972. Among other venues, the Sunday Brunch Company appeared at New York University, St. John’s-in-the-Village, and the Poetry F...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 35

The Public Press Newsletter Vol.1, No.1

The Public Press Newsletter discussed the state, and the fate, of American literature. In the early 1980s, major publishers were being bought by large corporations. Government support was random an...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 38

Children of Light eBook Published Feb 2010

This prose poem or poetic novel reveals human nature in a new and liberating way. This is an excerpt from the first chapter. Erin Yes, the author, is the pen name for one of the Poetry Festival at ...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 29

Actor Mark Stevenson as Poet John Keats

This Living Hand: A Visitation by John Keats, performed by actor Mark Stevenson, was one of the most successful of the poets theater series presented by the Poetry Festival at St. Clement's.

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 55

This Living Hand

The poetry of John Keats came to life vividly in the performance of Mark Stevenson at St. Clement's Summer Poetry Festival, produced by Mary Clark, in August 1980.

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 37

The Old Man Speaks

Paul Johnston, known as PJ, The Writer, The Artist, The Professor of Love and The Old Man, gave a whimsical speech on seeing the Angel of Death, invoking humor and pathos on his 79th birthday at St...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 90

Rukeyser Memorial Reading

A memorial for Muriel Rukeyser at St. Clement's Church on March 31, 1980 in New York City featured former students and friends of the well-known poet. Among these were Judith Johnson Sherwin, Grace...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 1,190

Spanish Civil War Vets

Spanish Civil War veterans from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade read poetry that was written on the front lines. This reading took place in April 1980 and was to have featured Muriel Rukeyser.

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 158

Muriel Rukeyser: Life of a Poet

Muriel Rukeyser, poet, was scheduled to read at St. Clement's Church, New York City, in April 1980 in a program featuring the Abraham Lincoln Brigade of Spanish Civil War veterans. In February, I l...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 196

e e cummings poetry in performance

e.e. cummings in music and dance. Loyd Williamson brought his company, the Masque Ensemble, to the Poetry Festival at St. Clement’s, NYC, for three evenings on August 19, 20 and 21, 1979. “Damn...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 63

Midsummer Clyde Poets Theater

On August 3 and 4, 1979, the repertory company of actors known as Clyde brought to the downstairs stage at St. Clement's the poetry of Sappho, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Diane Ackerman, Barbara ...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 160

Can't Can Poetry

The lights go on and off at St. Clement's Church while four feminist poets read in 1981.

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 138

Howlin' Poets

Amiri Baraka, Ted Berrigan, Allen Ginsberg, Marilyn Hacker, Alice Notley, and other poets and writers brave the gale of a blizzard to regale an equally intrepid crowd at the Poetry Festival at St. ...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 182

Mega Benefit 2

Rock'n'Poetry: Amiri Baraka, Allen Ginsberg, Ted Berrigan, Marilyn Hacker and Alice Notley read at a benefit for the Poetry Festival at St. Clement's in 1983. Flyer by Kathryn Nocerino, poet and ar...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 112

Poetry Rains

In the face of sudden and recent adverse conditions and others shadowy on the horizon, Eve Merriam and featured poets came to read at a benefit for St. Clement's Church in 1981.

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 186

Poetry Rains

In the face of an array of sudden and recent adverse conditions and others shadowy on the horizon, Eve Merriam and other poets came out to read at a benefit for St. Clement's Church, NYC, in 1981.

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 176

evemerriam

Eve Merriam, Kurt Lamkin, Kathryn Nocerino and Regina Williams read at a benefit for St. Clement's Church on February 2, 1981. Just days before the benefit, the West 46th Street church was closed d...

From: Mary A Clark

Reads: 255